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Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

Go Ask Alice

Anonymous

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · July 13, 1999

A Young Adult pick for readers exploring Go Ask Alice.

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Who it’s for
A first-person account draws you into a teenager’s devastating struggle with addiction.
Themes
Drug addiction, Consequences of drug use, Loss of innocence
Pacing
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About this book

The acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl’s harrowing descent into drug addiction—a cautionary tale as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever. January 24th After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs… It started when she was served a drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the streets of an unforgiving city.

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It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth—and ultimately her life. Read her diary. Enter her world. You will never forget her.

A Harrowing Descent

A first-person account draws you into a teenager’s devastating struggle with addiction.

Come here for

  • An intimate diary form and an unflinching account of addiction
  • A stark cautionary tale rooted in a young person’s experience

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  • A harrowing, emotionally heavy reading experience
  • A story of addiction’s devastating consequences

Where it sits

Addiction & Substance Use for Teens88%
Letters & Diaries for Teens75%
Mental Illness for Teens65%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Letters & Diaries for Teens
  • Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
  • Peer Pressure for Teens
Authors
Anonymous
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
July 13, 1999
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Drug addiction · Consequences of drug use · Loss of innocence
Reading lane
Letters & Diaries for Teens